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With the release of Pokebank (with its lackluster hack checking service) and Powersaves, Kalos/Hoenn/Alola are no longer hack free regions. What's worse is that many users here are unaware of the constraints of Pokemon legality meaning hacked Pokemon can spread very quickly.

This thread will serve two purposes. The first is to provide some pointers on hacked Pokemon so you can spot a hacked Pokemon before you offer it / land yourself in hot water for spreading hacked Pokemon. The second is to provide a blacklist of common Pokemon that have been spread rather far from unaware traders. Please remove any Pokemon featured here from your thread immediately. If we catch you offering Pokemon on this list after a prolonged amount of time after they've been added to the list, your thread may suffer some sort of penalty.

Smogon adheres to the following definition:

Hacked: The Pokemon was created/edited via the use of any external device to modify the game and the game data in any sort of way. This includes any Pokemon bred from them. For more information on the topic, see the Wi-Fi rules.

Perfect and/or shiny Pokemon obtained in a trade with an unknown trainer (i.e. from the GTS/Wonder Trade/Passerby) stand a reasonable chance of being hacked, so it's safest to assume they are. If it seems to good to be true, it probably is.

Possible =/= Legitimate.

If the odds of getting the Pokemon are worse than the chance of being eaten by a shark while in a plane, it's probably hacked. Save yourself the headache later, assume it's hacked, and don't trade it.

RNG abuse is the exception to this, so some common sense goes a long way. See first tip.

Gen 7:

Sun and Moon have eliminated many of the illegal ball combinations from previous generations. For a list of the possible ball combinations, see TheMantyke's table.

As of Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon, the following are now available in Heavy Balls

Aron, Lairon, Aggron

Tapu Fini, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu

Beldum

As of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, White/Orange Flabebe can now have their HA's through SOS calls.

Nidoran M and F as well as Volbeat and Illumise can't pass Pokeballs as freely since they're different Pokedex #s. This means that stuff like Moon Ball Sheer Force Nidoking and Sports Ball Prankster Volbeat are Illegal.

Shellos can inherit Pokeballs from different color Shellos.

Beast Ball Gen 7 Starters are illegal.

The following Pokemon cannot be shiny:

Cosmog/Cosmoem

Solgaleo

Lunala

Tapu Fini, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Lele

Zygarde

Necrozma

Marshadow

Magearna

Tapu Koko can be shiny via event only.

Gen 6:

The following Pokemon cannot be shiny:

Zygarde

Hoopa

Arceus can be shiny as of Generation 6 Event – M18 Désert (Désser) City Arceus. This Arceus has multiple wondercards one of which is forced shiny while the others are normal Arceus and have one of the 17 type-plates associated with it and the 18th being a normal Arceus holding a Silk Scarf. NO ARCEUS OBTAINED FROM GENERATION 5 AND UNDER CAN BE LEGALLY SHINY.

Diancie can be shiny by the (Japan only) Pokémon Centre Diancie event.

Yveltal and Xerneas can be shiny as of a Pokémon X, Y and Z tie-in giveaway. Any which were caught are still hacked.

Legendaries caught in X and Y cannot be shiny.

Deoxys, Rayquaza, Kyogre, and Groudon cannot be shiny and have the Pentagon.

Shiny Reshiram and Zekrom are only obtainable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Previous games had a shiny check in place for them.

Super-size Pumpkaboo line is available with hidden ability (Insomnia) only in a Cherish Ball via Spooky 2014 Super Size Pumpkaboo event. It was also possible to get a wondercard that also provided a female Pumpkaboo.

Pikachu can have Endeavor via a Generation 6 event.

Pokemon caught or bred on X and Y have "memories" that are checkable by an NPC outside the Anistar Pokemon Center, Pokemon brought over from previous generations (including those that have been hacked to look like they are from Kalos) and 6th gen events do not have memories and will say "The Pokemon seems to have a good memory, but it doesn't seem to be able to remember...".

Zoroark may have Sludge Bomb via a Generation 6 event.

Gengar (shiny) may have Sludge Wave via a Generation 6 event.

Regarding apricorn balls:

Only Pokemon obtainable in the Generation IV games Heart Gold and Soul Silver can be legitimately captured in an Apricorn ball. Transferring those Pokemon to Generation VI and breeding them will allow the offspring to have an Apricorn ball, along with any egg move combination, but they cannot have their hidden ability.

Using Pokemon that have an Apricorn ball (or any other ball) hacked on as a parent, and breeding it in Generation VI is not legitimate, and is a hack, even though it was legitimately obtained through breeding.

Gen 5:

There are no restrictions on the IVs and nature of most 5th gen wonder cards, including most of the competitively relevant ones. However, nearly all are locked to not be shiny.

Shiny Reshiram and Zekrom are only obtainable in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Previous games had a shiny check in place for them.

Pokemon from the Dream World, Dream Radar, and Hidden Grottoes in the 5th gen games cannot be shiny.

Shinies obtained through the Pokeradar in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum can have any IV/nature combination, but it still requires ID abuse, and is considered one of the most difficult types of Generation 4 abuse. In most cases, unless it's someone who's proven themselves capable of doing such an abuse, it's pretty safe to assume it's a hack.

Generation 4 wonder card events may have any combination of IVs and nature. However, almost every generation 4 event is locked to not be shiny. The only exceptions are Manaphy who can be hatched shiny by transferring the egg to another save file, caught Shaymin and Darkrai from the Platinum Member Card and Oak's Letter events, and always shiny events (Eevee, Pichu, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, and Milotic).

Wild Arceus from Generation 4 are not obtainable as the event was never released.

Generation 3 wonder card style events are difficult to RNG. Extremespeed Zigzagoon can only be RNG’d for shininess and not IV’s or nature. In most cases, unless it's someone who's proven themselves capable of doing such an abuse for any of these events, it's pretty safe to assume it's a hack.

The “Wish” event Pokemon is virtually nonexistent. Any you see offered are almost certainly hacked.

A shiny Mew must be Japanese, from Hoenn, and at least level 30 as the only way to obtain it was through the Old Sea Chart in Emerald given out exclusively in Japan.

The 2011 event Celebi should have the OT WIN2011. OT GAMESTP Celebi is from an unreleased event obtained by ripping an unreleased wondercard rom and are hacked.

Shiny Deoxys can only be obtained through the 3rd gen event item.

Gen 1 (RBY Virtual Console games):

Pokemon imported from these games will have their Hidden Abilities.

Any Pokemon (except the event Mew) not encountered in the grass/surfing can be shiny when imported. See here.

Other:

No Shadow Pokemon from Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness can be shiny.

A Pokemon that does not normally have a premier ribbon attached from a special event is hacked. This is the result of improperly cloning through Pokecheck. However, this does not invalidate the legality of proper clones.

Feel free to PM a Wi-Fi moderator if you notice any errors on this list or wish for a new rule to be added.

Language: Possible languages are: ENG, FRE, GER, ITA, JPN, KOR, SPA. If no language appears at the top it is the same as the game it is currently on.Species: The species of Pokemon. If it's a special form/forme please include that too.OT: The name of the Original Trainer, for foreign characters you can't type just put the number of characters.ID No.: The ID number of the original trainer.IVs: The exact IVs of all 6 stats (please do not include ranges). Use an IV Calculator such as Metalkid's if you need to.EVs (optional): The EVs, if you do not know the EVs you can check by saving and using a Reset Bag in Super Training (reset to get both EVs and the Reset Bag back).Ability: The Ability the Pokemon has (does not matter if an Ability Capsule has been used). For Giratina-O and Therian Tornadus/Thundurus/Landorus please convert to Giratina-A/Incarnate forme first.Pokemon's name: The current name/nickname of the Pokemon, for foreign characters you can't type just put the number of characters.Gender: Is it a boy, or is it a girl? (or neither)Level: The current level of the Pokemon.Pokeball: The Pokeball the Pokemon is in.Shiny?: Yes or No.Pentagon/Cross? (if yes, specify): Yes (and specify which), or No.Moves: The moves the Pokemon currently knows.Nature: The nature of the Pokemon.Region of origin: Kanto/Johto/Hoenn/Sinnoh/Unova/Kalos/Alola, also include if it was a "fateful encounter".Characteristic: The characteristic of the Pokemon.Ribbons: Any Ribbons the Pokemon has.Other comments (optional): Anything else about the Pokemon you might want to say. If you use external programs to view hidden data such as PID, SID, and game of origin include them here.

Possible Pokeball + Pokemon combinations:
Since the GTS doesn't have check for illegal combinations involving Poké Balls, I've compiled a list of various ball legality combinations. Impossible combinations are not allowed to be traded here due to the no hacked parents rule, which can be traced in this instance. This list is for Pokémon bred in 6th gen only - all previous generation Pokémon can only be bred in the standard Poké Ball. An updated list for 7th gen can be found here. Listed in alphabetical order by the first Pokémon in the family in the Pokédex.

Everything that can be captured except male-only and genderless species.

Level, Lure, Moon, Friend, Love, Heavy, Fast
Everything that can be captured in HG/SS, excluding those only available through PokéWalker/Bug Catching Contest. These are all incompatible with their Hidden Ability.

I thought it used to be required that the OT and origins of all pokemon in trade threads had to be provided in order to operate a trade thread, as to prevent problems like this from occurring. I see very few threads on here anymore that are like that.

what if he kicks the ghost

I thought it used to be required that the OT and origins of all pokemon in trade threads had to be provided in order to operate a trade thread, as to prevent problems like this from occurring. I see very few threads on here anymore that are like that.

All Pokemon that you did not breed or capture yourself are required to list this information. Pokemon you have captured or bred yourself may ignore this. If you discover any trade threads that have Pokemon the owners obviously did not capture or breed themselves, contact me or another Wi-Fi moderator and we will inform them to update their information or face a lock.

of the Ash Legion

Just a small correction, there were shiny Wondercards events from Japan, all movie tie-ins iirc (shiny Hydreigon, Genesect, and I think Golurk), however these are set to always be shiny. I find your wording somewhat vague on this, I would mention that Wondercards in general are either always shiny or never shiny. It's implied, but not explicit in the OP.

And honestly, if you are a good trader, you should have registered your save file on Pokecheck and be prepared to share the legality analysis for your own stuff if there is doubt (except for events). There are a lot of shady people around and any form of transparency is good.

As a final note....fuck all of you people with swaths of banked mons. I am jealous lol.

The day the world went away

It should be noted that the Latias with the OT Kirk, and the Manaphy with the OT Mat are only hacked because of the premier ribbon. The originals both belong to known RNG abusers (cannibal and Bond697, respectively).

It should be noted that the Latias with the OT Kirk, and the Manaphy with the OT Mat are only hacked because of the premier ribbon. The originals both belong to known RNG abusers (cannibal and Bond697, respectively).

I have a large selection of Gen 5 pokemon on my trade thread...could someone let me know if some are known hacks? I can't really tell. My thread link is in my sig. I'll remove any that are known to be hacked, so I don't trade them off.

It should be noted that the Latias with the OT Kirk, and the Manaphy with the OT Mat are only hacked because of the premier ribbon. The originals both belong to known RNG abusers (cannibal and Bond697, respectively).